McKay, West 9e Ch. 17 Self-Test

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Which of the following was NOT one of Peter the Great’s reforms? a. He required every nobleman to serve in the army for life.b. He imposed a system of inheritance by the oldest child only, cutting female and younger sons from family property.c. He increased taxes on the peasantry.d. He required a two-year education away from home for every young nobleman.

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Eastern landlords successfully used their political and police power against the peasantry in all of the following ways EXCEPT they a. invoked heavier taxes on the peasants.b. restricted the peasants’ time-honored right of freedom of movement.c. imposed heavier labor obligations.d. took more of their peasants’ land.

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With the Pragmatic Sanction, Charles VI proclaimed a. that the Habsburg territories were not to be divided.b. the annexation of Hungary to the empire.c. the end of serfdom.d. the division of the empire into its three constituent parts.

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The Peace of Westphalia a. ended the Thirty Years’ War.b. acknowledged the independence of the United Provinces of the Netherlands.c. made the Augsburg agreement of 1555 permanent.d. All of these

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Which of the following statements is NOT true about the sultans of the Ottoman Empire? a. They owned all property in the Ottoman Empire.b. They procreated only with their concubines and not with their wives.c. Their military nobles occupied the top ranks of the bureaucracy.d. All of these statements are not true.

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Frederick William I a. had an extreme fondness for robust soldiers, whom he credited with superior strength and endurance.b. established parliamentary Estates.

c. destroyed the Junkers.d. built an exceptionally honest and conscientious bureaucracy.

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Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the consolidation of serfdom? a. Most eastern monarchs opposed the growth of serfdom.b. The consolidation of serfdom accompanied the growth of estate agriculture.c. The re-emergence of serfdom in Eastern Europe is typically attributed to mostly economic factors.d. None of these statements are true.

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The Mongols used local princes as a. tax collectors.b. slaves.c. messengers.d. a decision-making council.

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The Russian Cossacks were a. free groups and outlaw armies.b. nobles created by Peter the Great.c. private armies of the landlords.d. Turkish troops who settled in the Black Sea area.

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Frederick William was known as a. “the Magnificent.”b. the “King of Kings.”c. the “Great Elector.”d. the “Little King.”

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Which of the following statements is TRUE about the reign of Ivan the Terrible? a. He gave the urban classes more security in their work and property.b. He took strides toward making all commoners servants of the tsar.c. He created a system that distinguished hereditary boyar private property from land granted temporarily for service.d. He quarreled for over 25 years with the Ottomans.

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Which of the following was never fully integrated into a centralized, absolute Habsburg state? a. Bohemiab. Hungary

c. Austriad. All of these

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Which of the following events marked the beginning of the Thirty Years’ War? a. The formation of the Catholic leagueb. The formation of the Protestant Unionc. The “defenestration of Prague”d. The Edict of Restitution

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Millets a. regulated group behavior.b. collected taxes for the state.c. maintained schools and synagogues.d. All of these

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Which of the following rulers wiped out Protestantism in Bohemia? a. Ferdinand IIb. Albert of Wallensteinc. Gustavus Adolphusd. Christian IV

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In Eastern Europe, the period from 1050 to 1300 was a time of a. economic expansion.b. political upheaval.c. economic decline.d. social unrest.

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Which of the following statements about the Austrian Habsburgs is TRUE? a. They established a strong direct rule over Bohemia.b. They were able to turn the weak Holy Roman Empire into a real state.c. The Thirty Years’ War encouraged the Habsburgs to strive for imperial dominance.d. The Czech-speaking kingdom of Bohemia was the core area of the Habsburg holdings.

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The construction of St. Petersburg saw a. canals for drainage.b. iron bridges.c. houses haphazardly set back from the street.d. narrow, straight, stone-paved avenues.

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Which of the following happened as a result of Frederick William’s introduction of permanent taxation without consent? a. The Estates’ power declined rapidly.b. The state’s total revenue tripled.c. The Junkers received legal confirmation of their authority over the serfs.d. All of these

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Which of the following statements about Hungary under Habsburg rule is NOT true? a. The Hungarian nobility effectively thwarted the full development of Habsburg absolutism.b. Vienna became the political and cultural center of the empire during this time.c. A rebellion led by Prince Francis Rakoczy ended Habsburg rule in 1703.d. The nobility created a new form of capitalist, market-oriented agriculture.